Category Love

The Gift of a Response

Words.  I love words.  I delight in their sound, their definitions, and their histories.  I adore them strung together in harmonious poetry and harrowing stories of prose.  I am captivated by the way they encapsulate memories for future reminiscing. Most of all I am in awe of the power of words, in particular the power […]

Fueled for Fresh Beginnings

To All the First Time College Students, May you find the tanks in your life being fueled for the fresh beginnings that you are about to embark upon. These are just a few words of encouragement from my heart to yours as you travel along your journey. You are greatly loved!  Loved by parents, siblings, […]

Refreshed and Encouraged

Have you ever experienced a time when you felt parched? Maybe you were thirsty and feeling dry, as if your tongue was stuck to the roof of your mouth.  You longed for a drink, for even a mere glass of water to run down your throat cooling the scratchy ache with refreshment. Perhaps you have […]

The Messy Messenger

Have you ever kept a card or letter that someone has written to you?  Do you occasionally re-read it?  Who sent it to you?  Why have you held on to it?  How do you feel when you read the message it holds? I like to write cards and letters.  No, I LOVE to write cards […]

Inimitable Magnificence

When you first looked at yourself in the mirror this morning did you think, “wow, I am looking at inimitable magnificence!” Or were the thoughts you had more along these lines, “whoa, I didn’t know my hair could do that”, “oh my I look tired”, “looks like I need coffee and concealer”, or “the footprints […]